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A monster weekend for entertainment releases.

And I mean that literally: the Godzilla spinoff series Monarch: of Monsters is now streaming on Apple TV Plus. But it’s not the only big release of the week, with Nintendo’s remake of Super Mario RPG out on the Switch, and the subversive Scott Pilgrim Takes Off streaming on Netflix.

Elsewhere, the excellent action game Downwell is now on Apple Arcade, and Nintendo surprise-dropped some titles at this week’s indie event: organization RPG Backpack Hero and turn-based folktale Howl.

A still image from the TV series Monarch: Legacy of Monsters.
A screenshot from the video game Super Mario RPG.
A still photo of Scott Pilgrim and Ramona Flowers in the animated Netflix series Scott Pilgrim Takes Off.
A screenshot from the video game Downwell+.
A screenshot from the video game Backpack Hero.
A screenshot from the video game Howl.
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Monarch: Legacy of Monsters.
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